i - cinema-codedownloader.exe

I - Cinema

Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments Ltd)

This adware is a web browser extension that will inject advertising in the browser in the form of unwanted banners and text-links which may link to malware sites and install unwanted software. The application i - cinema-codedownloader.exe by Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments) has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. Built using the Crossrider web brower toolkit the CodeDownloader component will automatically connnect to the remote API server and download additional code/components for DiscountFrenzy extension/toolbar. The component makes a number of requests to the host app-static.crossrider.com/plugins/.../monetization/monetizationLoader.js. It is part of the Brightcircle group of web-extensions that inject advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
DiscountFrenzy  (signed by Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments Ltd))

Product:
I - Cinema

Description:
I - Cinema exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
65ac4ef3410a5845faf4b4da80cf5d38

SHA-1:
0c8ff87680b2fedee9204cd9bb3831989f501937

SHA-256:
fe3d84120c829bea2a19e764f4d1333be2a9c6013123b677efd2df7afb666958

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements.

Note:
Crossrider is the owner of a platform that enables the creation of cross-browser extensions by developers but is not the owner of this detected application. The owner/publisher of this file is Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments Ltd).

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 1:44:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@mujyeAhO
738

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2015.01.27

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.ZZ
7.11.205.116

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3216

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.15128

Bitdefender
Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@mujyeAhO
1.0.20.140

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider1.14307
9.0.1.030

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@m4lhd4fO
8.15.01.30.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.BM (variant)
9.11078

F-Secure
Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@mujyeAhO
11.2015-28-01_4

G Data
Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@mujyeAhO
15.1.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Gen.Application.Heur
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.193.14789

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
14.0.0.2573

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ICinema.A
v2015.01.28.09

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!B0DA3187D748
5600.6869

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@mujyeAhO
16.0.0.84

Norman
Gen:Application.Heur.7u1@m4lhd4fO
11.20150130

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.28.09

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Crossrider.Task.Brightcircle
15.1.28.9

Sophos
Generic PUA JB
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Crossrider
37004

File size:
953 KB (975,848 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
I - Cinema.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\i - cinema\i - cinema-codedownloader.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/16/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), O=Selecao Technologies (Bright Circle Investments Ltd), STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
3F2791037D410A199539AA4A99F7DEB3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/27/2015 6:04:29 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:hQalSNxVmvGgHEH7Md/Z5LMiJnhmpS5uoT2:hQalSVVgHOMdJ4pS5HT

Entry address:
0x876C2

Entry point:
E8, B1, E6, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 85, C9, 0F, 84, 92, 00, 00, 00, 56, 53, 8B, D9, 8B, 74, 24, 14, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 7C, 24, 10, 75, 0B, C1, E9, 02, 0F, 85, 85, 00, 00, 00, EB, 27, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 74, 2B, 84, C0, 74, 2F, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, E5, 8B, D9, C1, E9, 02, 75, 61, 83, E3, 03, 74, 13, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 84, C0, 74, 37, 83, EB, 01, 75, ED, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 5B, 5E, 5F, C3, F7, C7, 03, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.5961

Code size:
668.5 KB (684,544 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
c654b667-e8f5-41cc-be55-5a5ac29e383c-1

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to update.srvstatsdata.com  (69.16.175.42:80)

 
http://update.srvstatsdata.com/installer_updates/006897/update.json

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to stats.srvstatsdata.com  (176.32.99.41:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to app-static.crossrider.com  (69.16.175.10:80)

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